Neural developmental of face processing in infants

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21700297
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: National Institute for Physiological Sciences
• Principal Investigator: NAKATO Emi 生理学研究所, 統合生理研究系, 特別協力研究員 (30509211)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 顔認知 / 乳児 / 近赤外分光法

Research Abstract

This near infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) research investigated that 1) the neural activity in infant's mother's face recognition, and that 2) the hemodynamic responses to happy and angry facial expressions in infants.
1) The hemodynamic responses in the right temporal cortex increased for strangers 'faces. By contrast, the presentation of mother's face elicited great hemodynamic responses in the bilateral temporal cortex. The findings imply that the probable presence of cortical specialization for the mother's face in infants may be firmly established by the age of 7 to 8 months.
2) The left temporal area was significantly activated relative to the baseline when infants looked at happy faces, while the right temporal area was significantly activated for angry faces. The results suggested that the different hemodynamic responses between the perception of positive and negative expressions in infants is related to the different biological meanings of positive and negative facial expressions.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Do infants represent the face in a viewpoint-invariant manner? Neural adaptation study as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (2011)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, M., Otsuka, Y., Nakato, E., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Journal Title: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Volume: 5 Pages: 153
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The hollow-face illusion in infancy : do infants see a screen based rotating hollow mask as hollow? i-Perception (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsuruhara, A., Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi M. K., & Hill, H.
  • Journal Title: The first two authors equally contributed to the study Volume: 2(5) Pages: 418-4 27
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Distinct differences in the pattern of hemodynamic response to happy and angry facial expressions in infants-A near-Infrared Spectroscopic study- (2011)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Journal Title: Neuro Image Volume: 54 Pages: 1600-1606
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] I know this face : Neural Activity during the Mother Face Perception in 7-to 8-Month-Old Infants as investigated by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (2011)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., Honda, Y., & Kakigi, R.
  • Journal Title: Early Human Development Volume: 87 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Learning unfamiliar faces in infants : the advantage of the regular sequence presentation and the three-quarter view superiority (2010)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Kanazawa, S., & Yamaguchi, M.K.
  • Journal Title: Japanese Psychological Research Volume: 52(4) Pages: 257-267
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] How do infants perceive scrambled face?: A near-infrared spectroscopic study (2010)
  • Author(s): Honda, Y., Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Kojima, S., Yamaguchi, M. K. & Kakigi, R.
  • Journal Title: Brain Research Volume: 1308 Pages: 137-146
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Perception of Illusory shift of eye gaze direction by infants (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Konuma, H., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Tomonaga, M.
  • Journal Title: Infant Behavior and Development Volume: 32 Pages: 422-428
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] When do infants differentiate profile face from frontal face? A near-infrared spectroscopic study (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., Watanabe, S., & Kakigi, R.
  • Journal Title: Human Brain Mapping Volume: 30(2) Pages: 462-472
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 乳児の顔認知能力の発達と脳活動 (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美,市川寛子,山口真美,柿木隆介
  • Journal Title: 画像ラボ Volume: 20(8) Pages: 17-22
• [Journal Article] 乳児の顔認識における脳活動について (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美,小林恵,山口真美
  • Journal Title: 電子情報通信学会 Volume: 92(1) Pages: 61-66
• [Presentation] 乳児における母親顔知覚時の脳血流量の変化-NIRSを用いた検討2- (2011)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・金沢創・山口真美・柿木隆介
  • Organizer: 日本基礎心理学会第30回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 慶応義塾大学,神奈川県
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-04
• [Presentation] 近赤外分光法による乳児の顔認知に関する縦断的研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・市川寛子・金沢創・山口真美
  • Organizer: 第75回日本心理学
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学,東京都
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-15
• [Presentation] A near-infrared spectroscopy study on the mother's face perception in infants (2011)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Kanazwa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Organizer: The 34th European Conference on Visual Perception
  • Place of Presentation: Toulouse, France
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-29
• [Presentation] 近赤外分光法(NIRS)による乳児の笑顔と怒り顔に対する脳反応計測 (2011)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・金沢創・山口真美・柿木隆介
  • Organizer: 第26回日本生体磁気学
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学,福岡県
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-04
• [Presentation] A longitudinal study on infants' face perception by near-infrared spectroscop (2011)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Ichikawa, H., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Organizer: Vision Sciences Society 11th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Florida, USA.
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-10
• [Presentation] 乳児の表情認識時における脳活動の検討 (2010)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・金沢創・山口真美
  • Organizer: 日本基礎心理学会第29回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学,兵庫県
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-28
• [Presentation] Familiar vs. unfamiliar faces to infants studied by NIRS (2010)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E.
  • Organizer: 29th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe International Conference Center, Hyogo
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-31
• [Presentation] 乳児における幸福顔と怒り顔知覚時の脳血流量の変化-NIRSによる検討- (2010)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・金沢創・山口真美
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第74回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪大学,大阪府
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-21
• [Presentation] Infants neural responses to facial expressions using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (2010)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., Kakigi, R.
  • Organizer: Vision Sciences Society 10th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Florida, USA.
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-07
• [Presentation] Recognition of the Mother's Face in Infants : Behavioral and Near-infrared Spectroscopic Studies (2010)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Otsuka, Y., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Organizer: XVIIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Maryland, USA
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-14
• [Presentation] 乳児における母親顔知覚時の脳血流量の変化-NIRSを用いた検討- (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・金沢創・山口真美・柿木隆介
  • Organizer: 日本基礎心理学会第28回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本女子大学,東京都
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-06
• [Presentation] 乳児の母親顔認識時の脳血流量の変化-近赤外分光法(NIRS)による検討- (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・金沢創・山口真美・本多結城子・柿木隆介
  • Organizer: 第39回日本臨床神経生理学会学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 産業医科大学,福岡県
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-18
• [Presentation] NIRSを用いた乳児の母親顔認識における脳活動 (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・大塚由美子・山口真美・柿木隆介
  • Organizer: 第14回日本顔学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 鹿児島大学,鹿児島県
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-01
• [Presentation] 乳児における母親顔の認識-キメラ顔を用いたconfigural processingの検討- (2009)
  • Author(s): 仲渡江美・金沢創・山口真美
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第73回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 立命館大学,京都府
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-27
• [Presentation] Configural processing in mother's face perception for infants (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakato, E., Kanazawa, S., Yamaguchi, M. K., & Kakigi, R.
  • Organizer: Vision Sciences Society Nineth Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Florida, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-05-10
• [Book] 別冊『発達』30アスペルガー症候群の子どもの発達理解と発達援助 (2009)
  • Author(s): 山口真美・仲渡江美・榊原洋一
  • Total Pages: 98-104
  • Publisher: ミネルヴァ書房
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://c-faculty.chuo-u.ac.jp/～ymasa/labo/nakato.html